20th Sep 2012 12:35
IG Group Holdings Plc
20 September 2012
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:
| IG Group Holdings Plc | |||
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify):
| Due to a company reorganisation, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding. | X | ||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: | The Capital Group Companies, Inc. | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See Schedule A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: | 3 September 2012 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 19 September 2012 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:
| Above 4% | |||
8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares
| Number of votingrights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||||||||||
Ordinary GBP0.00005 | 16,860,700 | 16,860,700 | 16,860,700 | 16,860,700 | 4.6408% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument |
Expirationdate |
Exercise/Conversion Period | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. |
% of votingrights | ||||||||||||
n/a | ||||||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financialinstrument
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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n/a |
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
16,860,700 | 4.6408% | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
See Schedule A
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | N/A | |
13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 363,315,023
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14. Contact name: | Bridget Messer Company Secretary IG Group Holdings plc | |
15. Contact telephone number: | +44 (0)20 7896 0011 | |
Schedule A
As of 3 September 2012
IG Group Holdings plc
Number of Shares | Percent of Outstanding
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The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings
| 16,860,700 | 4.641% |
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: |
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·; Capital Research and Management Company | 16,860,700 | 4.641% |
·; The Income Fund of America |
Related Shares:
IG